Tipple.



G. P. LYMAN.

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G. F. LYMAN.

TIPPLE. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 28, 191.1. RENEWED MAY 31, 1913.

Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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WTNESSES G. P. LYMAN.

Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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WITNESSES oLuMmA PLAXDGRAPH CQMASHINGTOS. n. r.

' said track.

UNTTED sTATns PATENT ornion.

GEORGE F. LYI/IAN, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

TIPPLE.

Application tiled October 28, 1911, Serial No. 657,384. 'Renewed May 3l, 1913.

" plied to any portion of a railroad track of proper gage to operate the cars which are to be dumped, the construction of the tipple being such as to permit dumping over either side or over the end of such a track. The

. mechanism comprises means for engaging been detached from the track and removed to another place on the track or removed altogether from said track, the latter is left precisely as it was before the tipple was brought to such place and there secured to In view of these facts, said tipple may be regarded as a temporary attachment to said track. For convenience in description, said track is herein termed the fixed track while the track section on the tipple is called the tipple track. But such term, fixed is to be regarded as relative only; for the track to which the tipple is attached may be portable. lt is usually fixed while the tipple is used thereon.

The apparatus comprises a horizontal, flat base which is placed upon and secured to the track rails at approximately the level of the latter; and upon said base is a flat turn-table bearinol a tipple track section comprising rails which rest above-the track rails and preferably have both ends of each sloping downward to approximately meet the track rails. Upon each such rail is a horn or stop member for engaging the car against forward movement. Said horns or stop members are adapted to be moved out of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

Serial No. 771,083.

range or path of said car when it is desired to allow the latter to pass from the tipple track to the fixed track when said turntable is in such position as to bring said tracks into alinement with each other.

The tipple track rails are preferably Joined to each other to form a tipple track section, and said section is preferably hinged to the turn-table for tilting said section on a horizontal axis, as will be hereinafter described.

Hy improvement does not include the broad features of such a tipple, but relates to certain details of construction as will be indicated by the claims hereto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan of a tipple embodying my improvement; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is a section on the line, 3 3, of Fig. 1 looking toward the left; Fig. l is a section on the line, 4-4, of Fig. l looking toward the left, the tilting track section being in the inclined position and moved to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l and the rear portion of said track section being broken away; Fig. 5 is a bottom View; Fig. 6 is a section on the line, 6-6, of Fig. l looking toward the right; Fig. 7 is a section on the line, 7-7, of Fig. l looking toward the right, the hook which is shown in elevation being in engagement with an adjacent lever.

Referring to said drawings, A, A, are two ordinary fixed track rails resting upon ordinary ties, B, B. Each such track rail has the usual head, a. A flat, rectangular tipple base, l, rests upon the two rails, A, A, said base being a fiat metal plate approximately square and having two opposite edges resting upon the rails, A, A. Said base is secured to said rails by means of two horizon-v tal bars, Q., hinged to the bottom of the base and extending from one rail to the other and being long enough to cause their ends to eX- tend beneath the heads of the rails, A, A. The hinges for said bars are formed on upright studs, B, extending downward from the base. For moving the bars, 2, simultaneously, a connecting bar, 4t, is placed parallel to and adjacent each track rail, A, A, and coupled to the bars, 2. At one end of said bars, a handhold section, 5, is hinged to said bar at 6, while a similar handhold section, 5, is applied in the same manner to the diagonally opposite end of the connecting bar, 4. Pulling either of said hand-holds away from the base will turn said bars,'2, slant-- wise upon theirI journals or studs, 3, so that the ends of said bars will move outward .troni beneath the heads, a., ot the track rails, A, A. Pushing either hand-hold t-ovv'ard the base will turn said bars, 2, in the ojjiposite direction and bring them transverse to the rails, A, A, and cause the ends of said bars to extend beneath the heads of said rails. Stationary stop lugs, 7, extend downward :troni the lower 'tace of the base into the paths of the bars, 2, to limit the movement of said bars. lhen the handhelds, 5, are not used they turn by gravity on their hinges, 6, until the tree ends of said hand-holds rest on an adjacent tie or on the track ballast. Upon the base thus secured to the .lixed track is a circular upward extension, S, the center ot which is coincident with the center ot the base, 1. Said upward extension may or may not he integral with the base. Above said extension, 8, is a rectangular turn-table plate, 9, of approximately the dimensions of the base, 1, and having its center coincident with the center or axis of the circular upward extension, 8. A. llat turn-table ring, 10, surrounds the circular extension, 8, and is secured flatwise against the lower face of the turn-table plate, 9. Said ring may or may not be integral with said plate, A king bolt, 11, extends upward through the base plate, 1, circular extension plate, 8, and the turn-table plate, 9, on the axial line ot said members. A key or cotter, 12, extends through the upper end oit said king bolt to retain the latter in position.

Upon the turn-table plate, 9, are two .hinge bars, .13, one of said bars being adjacent one edge et the turn-table plate while the other or' said bars is adjacent to the opposite edge of said plate. Said bars project horizontally beyond one edge of said plate and each such projecting end has a horizontal bearing, la. Said bearings are in alinement with each other and support a lunfizontal shaft, 15, each end of which projects beyond the adjacent bearing.

Directly. above each iixed track rail, A, A, is a tilting tipple track section rail, 16, which rests beside the adjacent hinge bar, 123, and upon the upper face oft' the turntable plate9 Each end ot each rail, 16, is tapered. and inclined or sloped downward to or toward the adjacent ixed track rail, A. Upposite each bearing, 141:, on the hinge bar, 1&3, each rail, 1b, has a downward extension, 17, in which is a horizontal. bearing, 1S, in alinenient with the bearings, 14. Each end of the shathl, extends through the adjacent bearing, 18, and is secured against cinlwise movement by a key or cotter, 19, ex-

, tendingthroughsaid shaft. And said cotter servesto hold the `tipple rails, (3,..against the adjacentrends ot the hinge bars, 13. The opposite ends of the rails, 16, are spaced by means of a space bar, 20, located between and extending through said rails and having a shoulder, 21, at the inner side ot' each rail and a nut, 22, at the outer side of each rail. Said rails are further spaced and secured to each other by means of a transverse bridge bar, Q3, extending transversely beneath said rails and having each end secured to the adjacent rails by means of a rivet or bolt, 24.

On the outer side of each tipple rail, 16, between the horizontal shaft, 15, and the adjacent inclined portion ot said rail are two horizontal ears, 25, 25, having horizontal bearings, 2G, parallel to the rail. Through each pair of said bearings ext-ends a rock shaft, 27. Said shalt also extends through an ear, 28, located on the same side of the rail at the opposite side of the turn-table. ln front ol each forward ear, 25, a collar 29, surrounds the adjacent shattand is iinmovably secured thereto by a set bolt, 80, to hold the shaft against rearward. movement. D)etween the ears, 25, the hub, 31, oi a horn or stop, 32, surrounds each shatt, 52T, and is secured iminovably to the latter by means of set bolts, 33, so that when said shafts are rotated, said horns must also rotate. Adjacent each ot the ears, 28 a forked arm, 341;, is secured to the shait't, 2r, in any suitable manner. The drawings show the shaft extending through one end oit said arm and a set bolt, 35, extending through the arm and bearing against the shaft to bind the arm immovably upon the shaft. Each such arm is directed downward and outward (see Fig. G) and has coupled to its free end one end of one of two horizontal link bars, 36, 86, the other end of such link bar being coupled to a horizontal link bar lever, 37, which is pivoted to the transverse bridge bar, 28, midway between the two tipple track rails, 1G, to move in a. horizontal plane (see Figs. 1 and One of the link bars, 3G, is joined to the link bar lever, 37, at one side of the pivot of the latter, while the other of said link bars is joined to said lever at the opposite side of said pivot, so that when said lever is moved, one oit said link bars is moved endwise in one direction while the other of said link bars is moved endwise in the opposite direction, in order that the lower end of the arms, Se, may be simultaneously drawn toward each other or simultaneously pushed from each other. Since the arms, 34, are rigidly joined to the shaft, Z7, it follows, that the movement et the link bar lever, 87, will cause the rocking or partial rotation of the shafts, 37, in opposite directions. A contracting coiled spring, 3S, has one end joined to the lever, BT, while its other end is joined tothe adjacent track section rail, 1G, by an ear, 39. Each horn or stop, 32, hasa heel or base, 110, which restsupon the adjacent rail, 1G, when the' hornis in its upright and working position.. The various parts are of such relative dimensions and arrangement as that when the lever, 37, is free to respond to the action of the spring, 3S, said lever may b e turned in the proper direction to push the arms, 34E, outward and upward and rotate the shaft, 27, in the proper direction to turn the horns upward until said base bears upon the rail, 16, the action of said spring then holding said horns in said position.

Then the horns or stops are to be turned out of the upright position, the lever, 37, is turned against the action of said spring, whereby the link bars, 37, are drawn so as to turn the arms, 34, downward and inward, whereby the shafts, 27, are rotated so as to turn the horns outward. To engage the lever, 37, and hold it immovably when the horns have been thus turned outward, a hook, 41, is hinged to the appropriate rail, 16, at 412, and is made of proper length to reach over and engage said lever when the latter is in the position above indicated (see Figs. 1, 5 and 7).

In operation, the tipple is placed upon the track from which material is to be dumped. Any portion of the track may be selected. The bars, 2, under the base, 1, are turned so as to cause them to engage the track rails, A, A, as above described. Then the tipple is ready for use. The hook, 41, being released, t-he horns or stops, 32, automatically assume the upright position upon the tipple track rails, 16, so as to stand in the path of the front wheels of a car entering upon the tipple from the opposite end of the latter. A car thus entering upon the tipple meets and moves forward upon the sloping rear ends of the rails, 16, thus leaving the permanent track rails, A, A. When the forward wheels of the car have met and engaged the horns, 32, the turn-table is turned upon the base so as to bring the forward end of the car to the side of the track at which the material in the car is to be dumped. If the tipple is set on the end of a track, it need not be turned. When ready for dumping, the rear end of the tilting track section of the tipple is raised, said section turning upon the shaft, 15. Said section is tilted far enough to cause the discharge of the material from the car; and then said section is returned to the hori- Zonta-l position. If the empty car is to vthen go forward away from the tipple to make room from another car to come upon the tipple from the rear, the lever, 37, is turned against the action of the spring, 38, to cause the horns, 32, to move outward into the horizontal posit-ion and out of engagement with the wheels of the car. At such time, the lever, 37, may be held by the hand until the empty car has been moved away, or said lever may be temporarily engaged by the hook, 41.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a structure of the nature described, the combination of a base adapted to rest on track rails, means for locking the base to said track rails, a turn-table on said base, rails located on and hinged to said turntable, and sto-ps hinged to said rails between the ends of the latter, substantially as described.

2. In a structure of the nature described, the combination of a base adapted to rest on track rails, means for locking the base to said track rails, a turn-table on said base, tipple rails located on said turn-table, stops hinged to said tipple rails between the ends of the latter, and means extending parallel to said rails for turning said stops, substantially as described.

3. In a structure of the nature described, the combination of a base adapted to rest on track rails, means for locking the base to said track rails, a turn-table on said base, rails located on and hinged to said turntable and having both ends sloping downward, and stops hinged to said rails between the ends of the latter, substantially as described.

4. In a structure of the nature described, the combination of a base adapted to rest on track rails, means for locking the base to said track rails, a turn-table on said base, tipple rails located on said turn-table, stops hinged to said tipple rails and having heels adapted to rest on said rails when the stops are in the upright position, and means for turning said stops into and out of the upright position, substantially as described.

5. In a structure of the nature described, the combination of a base adapted to rest on track rails, means fo-r locking the base to said track rails, a turn-table on said base, tipple rails located on said turn-table, rock shafts supported by said rails, stops supported by said shafts for their simultaneous partial rotation, substantially as described.

6. In a structure of the nature described, the combination of a'base adapted to rest on track rails, means for locking the base to said track rails, a turn-table on said base, tipple rails located on said turn-table, rock shafts supported by said rails, stops supported by said shafts in proper relation to be turned into and out of the path of a car traversing said tipple rails, and means for normally holding said shafts in position to place said stops into said path, substantially as described.

7 In a structure of the nature described, the combination of a base adapted to rest on track rails, means for locking the base to said track rails, a turn-table on said base, tipple rails located on said turn-table, rock shafts supported by said rails, stops supported by said shafts in proper relation to be turned into and out of the path of a car trzwersng said tpple mils, means for no1"- nzune, in presence o two Witnesses, this 21st nmllyholehng sind shafts 1n posltlon topleee day of Geko-bel', 1n the year one thousand sind stops lnto sind path, and means for nlne hundred and eleven.

holding said shafts in position to place seid GEORGE F. LYMAN.

5 stops out of said path, substantially as de- Ntnessesu ROY A. JOHNSTON, CYRUS KEI-IR.

scribed.

In estnnony whereof I have slgned my Copies of lchis patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

